Device for hair waving



May 12, 1942.

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DEYICE FOR HAIR WAVING Filed May 14, 1941 Patented May 12, 1942 f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEVICE FOR HAIR WAVING Charles P. Simas, Taunton, Mass.

Application May 14, 1941, Serial No. 393,375

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a device used in hair waving, and more especially to one that is used to apply heat to the hair.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a device that will serve to conduct a waving clip and direct it towards the hair being curled. Another object is to provide said device with anchoring means that will hold it in a fixed operative position.

I am well aware that steam has been used to set curls in hair waving; but heretofore its use has required a special hair waving clip or the operator has had to hold the steam supply tube in association with the usual hair waving clip with the consequence that, because of this bother, steam has not commonly been used, but chemical heating pads have although they are more expensive and more unsatisfactory in some ways than steam. My invention enables the operator to supply with steam, or a similar heating medium, the usual hair waving clip while it encloses the hair being waved without requiring the presence of the operator too. This has been accomplished by a simple device that holds the steam supply conduit in a predetermined position.

The foregoing and other objects which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and arrangement of parts such as is disclosed by the drawing and specification. The nature of the invention is such as to render it susceptible to various changes and modifications, and, therefore, I am not to be limited to said disclosure; but am entitled to all such changes therefrom as fall within the scope of my claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my device in operation.

Figure 2 is a plan view of my device.

Figure 3 is an enlarged side elevational view of my device, partly in section.

As illustrated, I have shown a source of steam supply having an electrical heating element l2 supported by a base IS on which also rests a container to hold the water that is converted into steam. Said container M has an outlet pipe IE to which is attached a steam supply tube II.

My device is attachable to and communicable with said steam supply tube and consists of a steam delivery conduct 2| that may be stiff and made of metal with a right angle intermediate bend and preferably has an extension or vizor heating medium such as steam to the hair 7 portion 22 at its outside end that preferably slants inwardly.

Oneend of said conduit 2| is adapted to extend into said supply tube I! so that steam passes through said conduit 2| and out through the open end. Said extension portion 22 directs the steam away from it and inward, of course, and thus controls the direction of the steam to that extent.

Mounted on said supply conduit 2| is a gripping member |9 by which my device is grasped and held. It is preferably made of wood or other poor heat conducting material such as fiber. Fastened to said supply conduit 2| is an anchoring means adapted to hold said supply conduit 2| in a predetermined position, having a connecting means such as a cord 23 that is preferably fairly stiff but flexible. A short length of cloth covered wire will serve the purpose, although a chain or cord of resistably bendable metal could be used. It has a spring clamp member 24' of well known construction fastened to it at one end. The other end is attached to a boss 25 which said tube 2| has or it can be wound around or otherwise fastened to said 7 tube.

In curling hair as in permanent waving, a hair waving clip 26 of well known constructionis commonly used which has a pair of handles 21 which operate a pair of jaws 28. Saidclip 26 substantially covers a curler 30 around which the hair H is curled.

In using my device, as illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing, one end of said conduit 2| is in communication with said steam supply tube while the other (outlet) end is inserted into the hair waving clip 26 at either end between the latters said jaws 28 with the extension or vizor portion 22 preferably in upper position so that the steam will be directed downwardly towards the hair. At the opposite end of said 'clip 26' some cotton 29 or the like is stuffed into it to help retain the steam. Merely inserting said condut 2| in said clip 26 will not hold it there,

and it would require a person tostand there and 1. A steam applicator for use in hair waving comprising a flexible steam conduit portion, a rigid conduit portion connected therewith havmg an intermediate rectangular bend and equipped with a non-heat conductive hand piece, the extremity of said rigid portion adapted to be inserted within a hair waving clip, and a clasp having a flexible element secured to said rigid portion with a capability of adapting movement with respect thereto and adapted to be engaged with a hair waving clip to hold said rigid conduit portion in place Within said clip.

2. A steam applicator for use in hair Waving comprising a steam conduit with a rigid terminal 10 portion and having a right angle intermediate bend, a clasp having a flexible element secured to said portion with a capability of adapting movement with respect thereto, and adapted to be engaged with a hair waving clip to hold the extremity of said conduit portion in place within the clip, and a deflector at the extremity of said conduit portion adapted to direct the steam inward upon the hair held by said clip.

CHARLES P. SIMAS. 

